North Pole is on a five-game streak of home losses, Hutchison an eight-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The North Pole Patriots will take on the Hutchison Hawks at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North Pole is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (North Pole was ranked 18th). North Pole lost 15-5 to Lathrop on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Baylee Borgen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Hutchison lost 14-8 to North Pole on Tuesday.
North Pole's loss dropped their record down to 7-17-1. As for Hutchison, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
North Pole took their victory against Hutchison in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-8. Does North Pole have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hutchison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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